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The comparison of modern and ancient submarine fans and related turbidite deposits has been hindered by the lack of common descriptive parameters and a failure to understand the effects of the extreme size range of the deposits. To address these problems, a summary of diagnostic parameters was prepared that includes: 1) morphometric maps that present a variety of physiographic characters and sediment parameters, 2) a table of key descriptive features that allows a quick comparison of the major physical parameters, and 3) fan outlines presented at the same scale (1:5 x 106) that make it possible to visually compare sizes of 21 major “submarine fans.”
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Normark, W. R., Mutti, E., and Bouma, A. H. (eds.), 1983/84. Submarine Clastic Systems: Deep Sea Fans and Related Turbidite Facies. Geo-marine Letters, v. 3, no. 2–4, 172 p.
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Barnes, N.E., Normark, W.R. (1985). Diagnostic Parameters for Comparing Modern Submarine Fans and Ancient Turbidite Systems. In: Bouma, A.H., Normark, W.R., Barnes, N.E. (eds) Submarine Fans and Related Turbidite Systems. Frontiers in Sedimentary Geology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5114-9_3
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